diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b28e1f7a9fd..2d57e013a9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
 
 v 8.5.0 (unreleased)
+  - Fix duplicate "me" in tooltip of the "thumbsup" awards Emoji (Stan Hu)
   - Cache various Repository methods to improve performance (Yorick Peterse)
   - Fix duplicated branch creation/deletion Web hooks/service notifications when using Web UI (Stan Hu)
   - Ensure rake tasks that don't need a DB connection can be run without one
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
index 047df4786a9..360acb864f6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ class @AwardsHandler
       counter.text(parseInt(counter.text()) - 1)
       emojiIcon.removeClass("active")
       @removeMeFromAuthorList(emoji)
-    else if emoji =="thumbsup" || emoji == "thumbsdown"
+    else if emoji == "thumbsup" || emoji == "thumbsdown"
       emojiIcon.tooltip("destroy")
       counter.text(0)
       emojiIcon.removeClass("active")
+      @removeMeFromAuthorList(emoji)
     else
       emojiIcon.tooltip("destroy")
       emojiIcon.remove()
diff --git a/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature b/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature
index bfde89fd896..2945bb3753a 100644
--- a/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature
+++ b/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature
@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ Feature: Award Emoji
     And I visit "Bugfix" issue page
 
   @javascript
-  Scenario: I add and remove award in the issue
+  Scenario: I repeatedly add and remove thumbsup award in the issue
+    Given I click the thumbsup award Emoji
+    Then I have award added
+    Given I click the thumbsup award Emoji
+    Then I have no awards added
+    Given I click the thumbsup award Emoji
+    Then I have award added
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: I add and remove custom award in the issue
     Given I click to emoji-picker
     Then The search field is focused
     And I click to emoji in the picker
diff --git a/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb b/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
index 69695d493f3..8b9aa6aabfa 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ class Spinach::Features::AwardEmoji < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     visit namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, @issue)
   end
 
+  step 'I click the thumbsup award Emoji' do
+    page.within '.awards' do
+      thumbsup = page.find('.award .emoji-1F44D')
+      thumbsup.click
+      thumbsup.hover
+      sleep 0.3
+    end
+  end
+
   step 'I click to emoji-picker' do
     page.within '.awards-controls' do
       page.find('.add-award').click
@@ -40,6 +49,23 @@ class Spinach::Features::AwardEmoji < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     page.within '.awards' do
       expect(page).to have_selector '.award'
       expect(page.find('.award.active .counter')).to have_content '1'
+      expect(page.find('.award.active')['data-original-title']).to eq('me')
+    end
+  end
+
+  step 'I have no awards added' do
+    page.within '.awards' do
+      expect(page).to have_selector '.award'
+      expect(page.all('.award').size).to eq(2)
+
+      # Check tooltip data
+      page.all('.award').each do |element|
+        expect(element['title']).to eq("")
+      end
+
+      page.all('.award .counter').each do |element|
+        expect(element).to have_content '0'
+      end
     end
   end